Operating Tor Relays at Universities: Experiences and Considerations
In today's digital society, the Tor network has become an indispensable tool for individuals to protect their privacy on the Internet. Operated by volunteers, relay servers constitute the core component of Tor and are used to geographically escape surveillance. It is therefore essential to have...
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| creator | Döpmann, Christoph Marx, Matthias Federrath, Hannes Tschorsch, Florian |
| description | In today's digital society, the Tor network has become an indispensable tool
for individuals to protect their privacy on the Internet. Operated by
volunteers, relay servers constitute the core component of Tor and are used to
geographically escape surveillance. It is therefore essential to have a large,
yet diverse set of relays. In this work, we analyze the contribution of
educational institutions to the Tor network and report on our experience of
operating exit relays at a university. Taking Germany as an example (but
arguing that the global situation is similar), we carry out a quantitative
study and find that universities contribute negligible amounts of relays and
bandwidth. Since many universities all over the world have excellent conditions
that render them perfect places to host Tor (exit) relays, we encourage other
interested people and institutions to join. To this end, we discuss and resolve
common concerns and provide lessons learned. |
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geographically escape surveillance. It is therefore essential to have a large,
yet diverse set of relays. In this work, we analyze the contribution of
educational institutions to the Tor network and report on our experience of
operating exit relays at a university. Taking Germany as an example (but
arguing that the global situation is similar), we carry out a quantitative
study and find that universities contribute negligible amounts of relays and
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that render them perfect places to host Tor (exit) relays, we encourage other
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geographically escape surveillance. It is therefore essential to have a large,
yet diverse set of relays. In this work, we analyze the contribution of
educational institutions to the Tor network and report on our experience of
operating exit relays at a university. Taking Germany as an example (but
arguing that the global situation is similar), we carry out a quantitative
study and find that universities contribute negligible amounts of relays and
bandwidth. Since many universities all over the world have excellent conditions
that render them perfect places to host Tor (exit) relays, we encourage other
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volunteers, relay servers constitute the core component of Tor and are used to
geographically escape surveillance. It is therefore essential to have a large,
yet diverse set of relays. In this work, we analyze the contribution of
educational institutions to the Tor network and report on our experience of
operating exit relays at a university. Taking Germany as an example (but
arguing that the global situation is similar), we carry out a quantitative
study and find that universities contribute negligible amounts of relays and
bandwidth. Since many universities all over the world have excellent conditions
that render them perfect places to host Tor (exit) relays, we encourage other
interested people and institutions to join. To this end, we discuss and resolve
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